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Editors of the upcoming book For Love or Money: The State of Museum Salaries, are offering the students in the Museum Studies program an opportunity to submit proposals for essays to be included in the book to be published by MuseumsEtc in the fall of 2019.

The museum profession suffers from systemic under-compensation and pay inequality. This book will examine both the causes of this situation and its resulting effect on staff, institutions, and the profession. It will also propose strategies for remedying the problem. It will identify internal and external factors that suppress wages, consider the impact of the present practices and paradigms on the field as a whole, articulate the benefits that fair and equitable compensation would achieve, and develop solutions to address wage inequity with the goal of strengthening our institutions, allowing committed museum staff to advance in careers that are financially and personally rewarding.

The Intern – Geospatial Assistant will work with the GIS Map Librarian to create digital resources aimed at facilitating visitors’ discovery of and access to the Leventhal Map & Education Center’s historical map collection. This position will spend on average approximately 10 – 15 hours a week georeferencing and working on digital humanities tools, and approximately 5 hours a week working as a gallery attendant.

This is a part-time position. Compensation: $11/hour during 2018; $12 beginning January 1, 2019. Shift hours will be assigned among the group of Interns with some flexibility to try to accommodate student class schedules. This position is subject to a CORI check.

Intern – Geospatial Assistant Responsibilities:

Contribute geographic metadata to a collection of urban atlases spanning from 1861-1965

Develop and implement electronic tools that facilitate visitors’ discovery of and access to the Leventhal Center’s historical map collection

Develop and implement learning materials such as workshops, tutorials, and library guides in collaboration with Leventhal Center’s Education team

Develop programming to increase visibility of library resources

Spend approximately five hours per week on-desk, greeting patrons, attending to the gallery, and adhering to the Gallery Attendant Responsibilities

Perform general administrative and library tasks

Intern – Gallery Attendant Responsibilities:

Arrive ten minutes prior to gallery open time to set up station, unlock doors, check to make sure brochures are filled, and ensure gallery is presentable

Greet visitors and make them feel welcome

Serve as a point person for researchers, providing reference and directing rare materials requests to appropriate library staff

Field questions about map exhibitions and the Center’s collection

Lead approximately one gallery tour per month

Generate social media content with the goal of promoting the Center

Collect and report data on visitor impressions and questions for curators to review

Perform general administrative and library tasks

Adhere to Intern Expectations and the policies of the Leventhal Map & Education Center and the Boston Public Library.

Required Qualifications:

Interest in museums/ and or libraries and geospatial technologies

Ability to perform routine tasks on a Windows PC and Microsoft Office

Ability to complete detailed work with a high degree of consistency and accuracy

Able to respectfully and effectively work with diverse visitors and staff

Experience with any of the following: Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Access, Carto, StoryMaps, QGIS, or Github

Proficiency in language(s) other than English

To Apply:

Please attach a PDF document including a resume and cover letter to blipton@bpl.org. The applicant’s cover letter should speak to how their particular set of interests and skills will contribute to the goals and responsibilities described in this listing, and to the Leventhal Map Center mission at large.

About the Map Center:

The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library develops programs which inspire curiosity and learning among people of all ages by using cartographic materials to illuminate history, geography, world cultures, science, and contemporary issues.

We are an independent nonprofit organization in a long-term strategic partnership with the Boston Public Library to advance a shared mission of education and engagement, and to steward the Library’s cartographic collection in concert with its policies.

We make resources freely accessible and engaging to the public through our exhibitions, publications, lectures, workshops, classes, family programs, and website.

We teach students of all levels, develop and disseminate K-12 lesson plans, and train teachers to use maps effectively and creatively in the classroom.

We build, preserve, and digitize the cartographic collections of the Boston Public Library, Norman B. Leventhal, and the Map & Education Center, which date from the 15th century to the present.

We supplement the collections with digital material of historical and educational importance from partner institutions and private collections.

We promote the use of the collections for academic and public research.